The coffin of World War II veteran Harold Percival is carried into Lytham Park Crematorium on November 11, 2013 in Lytham St Annes, England. Hundreds of strangers attended the funeral of former RAF Bomber Command ground crew member, Harold Jellicoe Percival, following an online campaign sparked by a notice placed in a newspaper by the funeral directors.

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Gulf War veteran Rick Clement of the 1st Batallion Duke of Lancashire regiment attends the funeral of World War II veteran Harold Percival at Lytham Park Cemetery on November 11, 2013 in Lytham St Annes, England. Hundreds of strangers attended the funeral of former RAF Bomber Command ground crew member, Harold Jellicoe Percival, following an online campaign sparked by a notice placed in a newspaper by the funeral directors.

A floral tribute left at the funeral of World War II veteran Harold Percival at Lytham Park Cemetery on November 11, 2013 in Lytham St Annes, England. Hundreds of strangers attended the funeral of former RAF Bomber Command ground crew member, Harold Jellicoe Percival, following an online campaign sparked by a notice placed in a newspaper by the funeral directors.

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Members of the RAF attend the funeral of World War II veteran Harold Percival at Lytham Park Cemetery on November 11, 2013 in Lytham St Annes, England. Hundreds of strangers attended the funeral of former RAF Bomber Command ground crew member, Harold Jellicoe Percival, following an online campaign sparked by a notice placed in a newspaper by the funeral directors.

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A lone cross adorned with a poppy is seen at the funeral of World War II veteran Harold Percival at Lytham Park Cemetery on November 11, 2013 in Lytham St Annes, England. Hundreds of strangers attended the funeral of former RAF Bomber Command ground crew member, Harold Jellicoe Percival, following an online campaign sparked by a notice placed in a newspaper by the funeral directors.

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School children attend the funeral of World War II veteran Harold Percival at Lytham Park Cemetery on November 11, 2013 in Lytham St Annes, England. Hundreds of strangers attended the funeral of former RAF Bomber Command ground crew member, Harold Jellicoe Percival, following an online campaign sparked by a notice placed in a newspaper by the funeral directors.

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Cadets applaud during the funeral of World War II veteran Harold Percival at Lytham Park Cemetery on November 11, 2013 in Lytham St Annes, England. Hundreds of strangers attended the funeral of former RAF Bomber Command ground crew member, Harold Jellicoe Percival, following an online campaign sparked by a notice placed in a newspaper by the funeral directors.

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Mourners stand in silence as servicemen salute during the funeral of World War II veteran Harold Percival at Lytham Park Cemetery on November 11, 2013 in Lytham St Annes, England. Hundreds of strangers attended the funeral of former RAF Bomber Command ground crew member, Harold Jellicoe Percival, following an online campaign sparked by a notice placed in a newspaper by the funeral directors.

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Ethan Brown, 7, and Owen Longdow, 4, attend the funeral of World War II veteran Harold Percival at Lytham Park Cemetery on November 11, 2013 in Lytham St Annes, England. Hundreds of strangers attended the funeral of former RAF Bomber Command ground crew member, Harold Jellicoe Percival, following an online campaign sparked by a notice placed in a newspaper by the funeral directors.

Mourners attend the funeral of World War II veteran Harold Percival at Lytham Park Cemetery on November 11, 2013 in Lytham St Annes, England. Hundreds of strangers attended the funeral of former RAF Bomber Command ground crew member, Harold Jellicoe Percival, following an online campaign sparked by a notice placed in a newspaper by the funeral directors.

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A woman holds a floral tribute during the funeral of World War II veteran Harold Percival at Lytham Park Cemetery on November 11, 2013 in Lytham St Annes, England. Hundreds of strangers attended the funeral of former RAF Bomber Command ground crew member, Harold Jellicoe Percival, following an online campaign sparked by a notice placed in a newspaper by the funeral directors.

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